Step one: Arm yourself, preferably with something useful to do, for the wait so that silly passers-by have one less excuse to shake their heads and go "mindless fans wasting time".


Two: Arrive at venue. Be slightly annoyed at all the clueless passers-by wondering aloud at how come there are so many people, and whether or not it's HIM/HER/THEM. Follow the queue, your shock growing with every step as you realise that it may never end. Exclaim at how impossibly long the queue is, with mixed emotions - dread at the thought of the long wait, and pride "Of course. It's HER/HIM/THEM!"

Three: Try in vain to stop your excitement and calm your nerves when the target is in sight. Take loads of photos, even though all of them will have someone else's body part in the frame. Like so:



Miss 田 looked super happy today (usually she's started stoning with an absent-minded smile by the time I get to her - it's a tiring job, maintaining a smile for several hours while your hand slowly breaks), though there was no smiley face on my autograph like she'd said she would draw on happy days. Still! Her grin was infectious, and I experienced several minutes of euphoria. =)

Today's pics are a huge improvement from the last time I went to see Hebe on her own, in 2008:



Four: If you're still a greenhorn or a brave soul, think of what to say during those precious few seconds when he/she is signing and holding your hand. I gave up two sessions ago.

Five: Be on cloud nine, examine the autograph and curse the pen if it was running out of ink, and thank your lucky stars if it's not smudged.




Six (optional): Take a new "family photo" for your now-expanded collection.

My future shrine needs a lot more work. I could add in all the other CDs, DVDs, books, other merchandise and even magazine covers, but they're not signed. Just looking at these measly few still makes me smile, though. ^_^

Seven: Never retire. (I hope)

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Thanks to dear Bell's generosity, little old me, 一个何德何能的小歌迷, got to watch two shows for free. ^_^ Thanks again!!! For the afternoon show, I also had the privilege of watching it with Bee, Yan and Fang beside me. =D The company added quite a bit of magic to the already awesome show.

Once she sat down, Bee exclaimed, "Sure can zoom one la!" I had been slightly worried that my camera's 10x zoom might not be enough. Heehee.

There were two million troops ushers around, and they were damn hardcore - I was warned about the no-phototaking rule right after I took a picture of the stage before the start of the afternoon session.


I actually squealed when I saw this when looking through the photos on my laptop. A usable picture! I'd expected all 330 (omg that's her birthdate, ok obsessed fan moment over) photos to fail because using flash would have given me away and night mode meant blurry pictures.

I looove that kickass chair and those red shoes. I want that chair in my own house next time.

I just needed to take a proper picture of her in that chair, so I had Bee and Yan help me keep a lookout, and though the usher still managed to stop me after like 5 pictures, it was a valiant attempt, so thanks girls! :D


It didn't take long for me to melt into a puddle of happiness and contentment. It was all I could do to let her voice - that clear, amazing voice - enter my ears and explode forth from my heart, be engaged by her every confident expression that so perfectly reflects the lyrics. Sometimes I felt that even if I closed my eyes, I could still 'see' her expressions in her voice - that alternately playful and flirtatious tone in 超级玛丽, that sense of wonder and hope in Die Alone...I could go on forever. 耳福,心福,幸福!


Another usable picture! This is from the evening show, in which phototaking was allowed, only you have to turn off the flash. What a waste. We had damn good seats for the afternoon show - the very first row in our category, and right in the middle. It was right behind the VIP section. 感恩！


I totally bought the right camera. This was taken from my seat during the evening show, which is three rows from the back of the theatre. Zoom zoom zoom. YEAH!!!


The stage lighting was beautiful.


This is probably the best picture I have.





Notes to self (the lyrics are from To Hebe).



For her wife - "You're Beautiful". She changed the lyrics so that she will always be with her. 念力FTW!!!

Kudos to all the people backstage who worked their asses off to make this happen, and of course Hebe for shining throughout two shows on the same day. I'm also super thankful to be blessed with clear vision today (on some days I only have 90%-clear vision).

One of my favourite parts of the show was when she sang 情歌, my favourite song from her idol, Sandee Chan.

It's on loop as I type this. ^_^ Think it might continue to be for the next few days. Being treated to Hebe's rendition today triggered a relapse addiction. I remember round one fondly.

She said it's a very touching song, which is not how I interpreted it. I'm so looking forward to the day that I can understand the lyrics. =D

"你是我一场好梦
明天一切好说" ^_^

Happy bunny shall now hop off to dreamland with a grin on her face.

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Went for the S.H.E concert yesterday with Bee, Jia Ying and her sister, something that I never thought I would ever do just 2 years ago when I was only exposed to their covers and their computerized MVs. Isabel was there too (or so she claims =p). She kept saying she was just below me and why was I looking the other way, but I just could not see her. Hahaha. Sorry bell bell.

I was most impressed by how Hebe could hit the really high notes, and how good the three of them look and sound together. Their dance moves and voices were really synchronized.

Ella and Selina sound really good live too. They also struck up an easy banter whenever they were having a break in between songs. They really must be very professional if they are not as close as they seem. Charming ladies.

Being a very dead concert-goer, I only came to life when Sun Yanzi burst onto stage halfway during S.H.E's rendition of First Day. I think it's a special-guest thing. During Stefanie's concert I only came to life when F.I.R came on stage to sing First Day. Or maybe it's a First Day thing. Haha. Anyway my dead-ness was further emphasized by my other 3 very high companions. Bee (She is not used to my deadness. JY has given up on me liao after last time, and I suppose her sister doesn't know me well so dun dare to comment haha.) kept throwing me half-amazed half-perplexed why-are-you-not-high looks. Haha sorry la I already said I'm a dead concert-goer. I like to smile to myself and enjoy the sights and sounds instead of standing and screaming my lungs out. =p I hope I didn't spoil anyone's mood, hehe.

They sang all my favourite S.H.E songs and Yue Gui Nu Shen!!! Wahahaha (smirks at Isabel)...though they didn't really sing it live. It was more of a "distraction" to entertain us during one of their costume changes, I felt. But at least they had the dancers come up and prance around in snow-white wings and Roman costumes. And they played a video of the 3 of them singing the song, so I shan't complain. A bit disappointing though as I really like that song.

Another mini-gripe is I think the pyrotechnics were quite minimal. Same for the costume changes. But I suppose that's a good thing 'cos stars with substance don't need so many frills.

I particularly enjoyed Hebe's solo. She played the drums! I heard it's quite easy to pick up, but it looked amazing cos she's so petite but she still went all out and did it, drumstick-spinning and all. Ella's solo was quite excellent too! She played the piano and sang one of David Tao's songs. Sounded wonderful. How is it that her voice is low enough to sound good singing a guy's song, and yet can still blend so well with the other girls' high voices? She can do a really good imitation of Sun Yanzi singing too. Was surprised to find that she was (is?) a Stefanie fan before her S.H.E days. Hahaha. Really duo cai duo yi, the 3 of them.

Selina's solo was a hot and sexy dance. Erm...didn't really enjoy it that much but I do admit that her body looks really good. And she really could pull off the whole sexy dance. The rest of the audience seemed to enjoy it immensely though. They were all very entertained and showed their appreciation. Er...at one point she stripped right down to her undies, which I found a bit over-the-top. But later Ella revealed that that wasn't supposed to happen, hahaha. She accused Selina of being biased towards the Singapore audience and giving them this "extra treat" lol.

I think the solos were all very well planned and executed, though I didn't like them at first 'cos I felt that being a band, they should do everything together. But I suppose one of the downsides to being in a band is that one seldom gets to show one's special talents, or multiple "sub-personalities". Hebe's image (I might be wrong) is the cute and demure (though icy) girl, and her drum solo brought out the more tomboyish and tough side of her. Selina has a ladylike image, and her hot dance showed everyone that she could pull off sexy as well. And Ella's solo brought out her serious and sentimental side, a contradiction from her usual jokey and hyper self.

I've always quite admired Ella, as I feel that she always has to put up with the you-look-and-act-like-a-guy shit (plus, she looks good without wearing girly clothes). Though it's true and complements her image, I guess no girl likes to hear that all the bloody time (trust me, I know). Then throughout the concert she gamely said stuff like "Please welcome my two princesses, Hebe and Selina!" I yearn for the day when Ella will get to be referred to as the princess.

Their parents all came for the concert. I wondered if Selina's parents had any objections towards her dance. But oh well I suppose you become much more open-minded when your child is in the entertainment industry.

All in all, my opinion of S.H.E is much higher now. I was initially doubtful about how good they would sound live, but now I am very convinced that they are a girl-band with lots of substance. 3 beautiful, charming girls who sound heavenly together. Salut!

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